Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities.
Once we give up searching for approval, we often find it easier to earn respect.
Gloria Steinem (born 1934) is an American journalist, speaker, and political activist. Much of her life’s work has revolved around the equality and rights of women.
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
Dream more, learn more, care more, and be more.
Dolly Parton (born 1946) is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter. Her success in country music has enriched her life with opportunities to become a philanthropist, actress, and businesswoman.
Ever homeward
Waiting destination
Year after year
Leaving last train station
Traveling forward
Allowing no backward glance
Final ticket punched
Cashing in for final dance
Journey’s sunset
Saying “hello” once more
Second chances
Taking life’s encore
Garden filled with dreams
Sprouting memories of home
Season to season
Riding free, ready to roam
Yesterday’s clues
Arriving with each breeze
Earmarked answers
Lighting up home’s marquee
Infinite sunrise
Forsaking final “good-bye”
Irreplaceable
Greeting Montana’s Big Sky
This poem reflects upon many memories of my native state of Montana, which will always seem like home. Perhaps each reader will experience his or her own homeward journey of memories, just waiting to be revisited again.
There is nothing like a dream to create the future.
Music expresses that which cannot be said on which it is impossible to be silent.
Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a French writer and politician. His literary career spanned over 60 years, and his works are considered some of the greatest of any French writer.
Gentle, overnight rain
Adding rhythm to dreams
Shrouded in twilight
Floating distant streams
Midnight trip saddles up
Riding into unknown
Sheltered within clouds
Flying each cyclone
Moonlight awakens
Hearing familiar tone
Surrounded in peace
Feeling not alone
Surreal journey wraps up
Rejoining deepest rest
Covered in stardust
Chasing nightly quest
This poem is inspired by a song which has been sung by many artists. Bobby Darin and later Johnny Cash and June Carter recorded their versions of “If I Were a Carpenter.” The song was written by Tim Hardin, and other artists have recorded and performed the song as well. Here is Bobby Darin’s version: “If I Were a Carpenter.”
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If I was a teacher
Bringing energy, passion, and patience
Showcasing learning as school’s top feature
If I was a firefighter
Serving with unselfish duty and pride
Protecting all, making worries lighter
If I was an architect
Designing buildings for many uses
Looking ahead to challenging projects
If I was a farmer
Rising at dawn, working until sundown
Bringing a nation food, as God’s armor
If I was a nurse
Sharing with patient, compassionate care
Filling lives with hope, never for the worse
If I was a writer
Crafting words into stories and much more
Witnessing through eyes, open and brighter
If I was a musician
Creating good vibes through words and music
Entertaining songs’ perfect rendition
If I was a preacher
Instilling God’s Word within a church’s flock
Encouraged to be one of God’s teachers
If I was a soldier
Preserving peace and freedom in the world
Band of brothers, stand shoulder to shoulder
If I was a young tyke
Looking up to these inspiring adults
Growing up, each day feeling more alike
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Originally published March, 2020.
To have your childhood dream realized is a really big deal.
The thing you can do better than anyone else is love your children, because they’re your children.
Maya Rudolph (born 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer.
Eyes looking skyward
Symphony’s rhythm
Galaxy sparkles
Night’s algorithm
Trying to focus
Heavens lighting up
Fascination calls
Universe close-up
Each night different
Constellations speak
Billions of voices
Infinite mystique
Chasing one starship
Courageous and bold
Man’s final frontier
Destiny unfolds
Distant cosmos soars
Beyond any star
Hyperspace journey
Dreams traveling far
Beyond today’s world
Young boy’s mind takes flight
Ancient comets glow
Rivers filled with light
A young lad dreams of space travel as he enters grade school in the early 1960s. Images of astronauts and space capsules begin an adventure. Building models of the Apollo spacecraft tags along with “Star Trek” and more. As a mature adult, the journey continues.
Don’t neglect the gold in your own back yard.
A dream can be the highest point of a life.
Ben Okri (born 1959) is a Nigerian-born poet and novelist. Much of his writing focuses on African post-modern and post-colonial traditions.
Dreaming of conquest
Favorite game show
Awesome contestant
Answer’s fandango
Sleeping wide awake
No longer dreaming
Clock striking midnight
Netflix still streaming
Sailing oceans blue
First mate now sleeping
Craft found, back on course
Prize’s safekeeping
Shifting direction
Away from sailing
Compass pointing west
Dreamtime’s unveiling
Sweeping “Price is Right”
Morning now shifting
New day with new wheels
Sports car downshifting
Big Sky Buckeye 